Golf tee



.Aug.l8,1925 L550A83 F. F. WULKOP GOLF TEE Filed April 2, 1925 i To all whom it may concern."

Patented Aug. 18, 1925. j I UNITED; STATES PATENT OFFICE; y

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i eoLr ran. i l V Application and April a, 1925. Serial in). 20,129.

- flange 6 being formed integral with the Be it known that I, FREDERICK. F. Won- America, residing at Geneva, in the county of the device when-inserted in the earth. of Ontario and State of New York,v have invented certain new and useful Improveportion of the peg 5. Mounted upon this ments in Golf Tees, ofwhich the following shank is a cup-shaped receptacle 8, preferis a specification. ably formed of a flexible material such as This invention relates to new and useful soft rubber, so that it will not break oif of improvements in supports, and it pertains the shank 7, should the. player by chance particularly to a support known asa golf miss his aim and hit the cup-sha ed receptee, and especially designed for supporting tacle 8. The cup-shaped receptac e 8, is atcan also be used for teeing off of an uneven 01f ball in a driving position; tached to the shank by anysuitable adhe: he primary object of this invention is sive, such as shellac, glue, or vulcanizing to provide a new'and useful golf tee, which designated by the numeral 9. The cupwill support a golf-ball in such a manner, shaped receptacle '8, is recessed at 10, to as to permit of'the golf ball being driven form a pocket or seat for the golf ball 11. therefrom with a club without injury to the i In Fig. 3, is shown a modification of my tee, thereby affording a golf tee which may. invention wherein the numeral 12 designates be reused over and over. a conical-sha ed peg similar to that shown Another object ofthis invention is to roand describe in Fig. 1 and also of a rigid vide a device of the above mentioned c armaterial, a flange 13 being formed integral acter, adapted to be adjusted to meet the. on the uppermost portion thereof to limit requirements of diflerent sized players, and the downward movement of the device when inserted in the earth. A shank 14 is formed surface. near the top of the peg 12.

, A still further object of this invention is A cup-shaped receptacle 15, is provided to provide a golftee, which is portable, unwith a recess 16, adapted to receive the breakable, compact and easily carried in one shank .14, for allowing the said receptacle of the pockets of the player. 15 to be adjusted thereon by sliding the cup- Other objects and advantages of the inshaped receptacle 15, up or down on the v vention wil be apparent during the course shank 14, as'the player may desire. Wire supporting a golf ball of the following description.

eyelets 17 and 18 are embedded in the shank In the accompanying drawing forming a I 14 and cup-shaped receptacle 15 respectively part of this specification and in which like for connecting the cup-shaped receptacle 15 numerals are, employed to designate like to the shank 14 by means of a cord 19. parts throughout the same, For aconsideration of the operation of Figure 1 is'a vertical sectional view of the. the device, attention is first called to Fig. preferred embodiment of my invention, 1. This device may be taken betweenthe showing the-device inserted in the earth and two fore fingers of the player, and inserted or wedged into the earth by asserting a Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same, downward pressure on the annular flange 6, Figure 3 is a vertical side elevational view until the annular flange 6 is flush with the I of a modification embodying my inventi n surface of the earth, the golf ball is then showing the shank and adjustable cupseated in the recess 10 of the cup-shaped reshaped receptacle partly 'in section, ceptacle 8, p and the ball is ready to be Figure'4 is a top lan view .of Fig. 3, teed oil.

showing the k'adjustab e, cup-shaped recep- In Fig. 3 the device may be adjusted to tacle detached from. the shank. suit the heightof the player by moving the In the drawing, wherein for the purpose cup-shaped receptacle 15, up or down on I conical-shaped peg near the top thereof 1101*, a citizen of the United States of adapted to limit the downward movement A shank 7, is formed at the uppermost of illustration is shown a preferredembodithe shank 14. Should the player by chance,

ment of my invention, attention first being strike the cup-shaped receptacle 15 with called to .Fig. 1 .wherein the numeral 5 his club, while teeing off the receptacle will designates a peg, conical in shape and prefnot be carried away from the player, and erab y of a 'ngidmaterial such as hard rublost. This novel feature is accomplished by her, bakelite, wood or the like, an annular anchoring the cup-shaped receptacle 15 to Lattices the shank Mot the peg 12 by means of a cord 19.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described, is to be taken as a preferred exam le of the same, and that various changes in t e shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from t e spirit of the invention or the scope of the sub- .joine'd claims. a

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim 1. In a golf tee, a conical-shaped peg formed of hard rubber, an annular flange formed with and of the same material as the peg, to limit the downward movement of the peg when inserted in the earth, a shank formedon the uppermost portion'of the peg and of the same material as the latter and a cup-shaped recetacle formed of soft rubber carried by the --.|anl.

2. In a golf tee, a conical sha ed peg, an-

annular flange formed integra with the peg, to limit the downward movement of the latter when inserted in the earth, a shank formed on the uppermost portion of the peg, a cu -shaped receptacle having a recess, adapte to receive the shank, for permitting adjustment of the cup-shaped receptacle to difi'erent heights from the ground, eyelets mounted in the shank and cup-sha ed receptacle respectively and a tying e ement for connecting the eyelets to keep the cup-sha ed rece tacle from being distantly remove from t e shank.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FREDERICK F. WULKOP. V 

